Iconic Leeds brand COW vintage is about to land in London.
COW Vintage has announced it will be opening a new flagship store in the capital, in response to huge demand fromcustomers in the south.
The Yorkshire-based brand, founded in Leeds by Nigel Coughlan and Steve Adamson back in 2008, is currently the number one vintage retailer in the UK.
Image: COW Vintage
Cow already has a collection of stores in the midlands and northwest, as well trading online.
Now, the Leeds vintage giant has revealed is opening another store down south: launching at 13 Shorts Garden in Seven Dials, Covent Garden later this summer.
The retailer will be bringing its brilliant collection of handpicked and ethically-sourced vintage items to the new concept store at Seven Dials, charging the same affordable Leeds prices.
Image: COW Vintage
Fans of the vintage giants will be able to find all their favourites, from spliced and cropped sports wears to tropical shirts, floral 'grandma' dresses and more at the new store - as well as a host of vintage accessories, sourced from around the world.
“Opening in London has been a long-awaited step for Cow Vintage, and Seven Dials’ unique atmosphere and sense of community provides the perfect environment for our first presence in the capital,” said founder Nigel Coughlan in a release.
Image: COW Vintage
“Great effort has gone into the design and sustainable fit-out of this flagship to ensure it is a fun and experiential space to showcase our amazing one-off designs, retro finds, and repurposed fabrics and prints.”
“It is fantastic to be the home of the first COW store in London, which is already drawing so many visitors for its vibrant vintage offering,” said Samantha Bain-Mollison, retail director at Shaftesbury.
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Bus operator partners with Leeds hospitals to help mums-to-be make vital appointments
First Bus is partnering with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to support vulnerable women during pregnancy.
The bus operator is providing an incredible 1,000 day tickets to help vulnerable mums-to-be make appointments.
The free travel passes can be provided by maternity teams to women mainly from minority or disadvantaged communities, helping them to attent important check-ups and appointments.
A recent review of records estimates that 100 pregnant women every month struggle to make hospital appointments as they have no access to funding support or face other barriers to transport.
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First Bus will provide 100 day tickets per month until March 2027 for midwives to distribute to women based on travel needs following a financial assessment which is carried out during their initial appointment with the maternity team.
Nada Abdul-Majid, Specialist Midwife Health Equity at the Trust, said: “I’ve seen first-hand how women struggle to get to their hospital appointments if they don’t have enough money to use public transport.
“Our Haamla team carry out home visits to these vulnerable women however, it is important that families are able to travel to the hospital for scans, doctors’ appointments, labour and obstetric emergencies.”
Zoe Hands, Managing Director of First Bus Franchising which includes the West Yorkshire region, said: “Supporting communities in the areas we serve means, where we can, being able to assist people in all stages of life. Nothing can be more important than helping to ensure the health and welfare of mothers-to-be and the benefits this will bring to their newborn children.
“We’re pleased to be working in partnership with the Trust and seeing the positive impact our travel support can make to the lives of vulnerable women in Leeds.
“We’re really grateful to First Bus for providing these tickets for women so they can receive maternity care without worrying about the cost of travel to and from appointments,” added Nada. “This will make a real difference to mothers and babies.”
Channel 4 is looking for adult virgins with ‘intimacy issues’ for next series of hit reality show
Emily Sergeant
Channel 4 is back looking for more adult virgins to take part in the potential next series of its hit reality show Virgin Island.
If you’re unfamiliar with Virgin Island, it’s unlike anything ever seen on TV before.
First hitting screens back in 2024 and having run for two successful seasons now, Virgin Island follows the journey of a group of adult virgins who are whisked off to a Mediterranean island retreat to learn life-changing skills in the art of intimacy.
Working with leading international therapists, the aim is to help the young people overcome their fears and insecurities when it comes to intimacy and sex.
Channel 4 said it chose to commission the show after a recent study into intimacy found out that one in eight British 26-year-olds is, apparently, still a virgin.
A casting call for the new series on the Channel 4 website reads: “Are you a virgin and do you need help and guidance with your fears and insecurities around intimacy and sex? Double Act Productions is casting adults for a potential second series of Virgin Island.”
You just need to be over 21 years of age to take part in the show.
Fancy it then? Or know someone who may be up for the ride? Applications for the potential next series of Virgin Island are now open, and there’s still plenty of time left to put your name down.
You can find out more and register your interest here.
Georgina Pellant -
7th July 2021 
